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Patented Dec. 30, |902.

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UNITED STATES 1 IPATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. BARBER, OF MONTREAL, CANADA.

SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 716,853, dated December 30, 1902.

i Application filed March 29, 1902. Serial No. 100,570. (No model.)

This invention relates to improvements'in safes; and it has for its object to providea safe the construction of which shall render it not only ireproof, but shall also render'it an absolute non-conductor. i

A further object is to provide a fireproof safev which is simple in construction, light in" weight, and which can be manufactured at al very moderate cost. j

To these ends the in vent-ion consists of a safe constructed substantially ashereinafter illus.-

trated and described, and defined in the ap-y pended claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure l is a View in perspective of a portionof the material used in the construction of the safe. Fig. 2 is a similar view, partly in section, of a corner of a safe constructed in accordance with this invention.

A The primary purpose of this invention is to provide a small safe for the preservation of jewels and important papers, which by reason of its light weight can be conveniently carried in a trunk or valise while traveling. The ordinary jewelers safe, by reason of its excessive weight, cannot be utilized in this manner. Moreover, its great cost places it beyond the means ofv most people.

The safe constructed in accordance with this invention is so light as to be conveniently carried in an'ordinary trunk or valise, thereby affording travelers protection from loss by lire or other accident of valuable papers or jewels carried therein.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a fragment of a safe embodying this invention, which is constructed of an outer shell or envelop a, of steel or any other suitable metal, the edges of which are practically hermetically sealed by means of a suitable lap-joint, as will be readily understood. Within this outer metal shell ct is mounted one or more partitions B, which are separated a suitable distance from each other, forming one or more dead-air spaces a2, which operate as effective non-conductors.

The partitions B are constructed of a series of layers h of pieces of wood which have been subjected previously to a suitable flreproofin g process. These pieces of wood are slightly 'separatedfrom each other and are laid crossgrain, so as to give maximum strength, as is 6'o well known.

Between the layers of wood and in the spaces separating the individual pieces of wood is placed a iirepr'oof cementwhich when hardened unites and retains the whole intoasolid compact integral mass of great strength and Aexceeding lightness.

Upon the top` and bottom of the partitions Band between ythe layersb is cemented a layer of thick paper b', which has also been 7o previously rendered fireproof by means of any suitable process.

It willvbe evident in view of the construction just described that the partitions B are not only perfectly fireproof, but are also practically perfect non-conductors.

The partitions are placed within the outer shell a, and the ends thereof are tted together by being oppositely overlapped, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, and the seams are covered 8o by the layers of paper Z9, so as to practically hermetically seal the joints.

The several partitions B are somewhat separated from each other, forming the dead-air spaces a2, one of which constitutes the space between the inner partition B and the inner metal shell a3, which is also hermetically sealed and is similar in construction to the shell a, which forms the exterior of the safe.

The partitionsB are retained in their sepa- 9o rated position by means of the strips b2 and the integrity of the dead-air spaces thus maintained.

for refrigerators and cold-storage buildings or wherever a reproof structure that is an f eicient non-conductor is required.

It is to be expressly understood that this invention is not limited to the details of construction herein illustrated and described, the particular form and construction herein disclosed being intended merely as a simple and convenient embodiment of the principles of the invention for the purposes of description,

land Vthey may be Varied to suit the requirewood and alternating layers of rep'roofed paper, the said layers being bound together by means of a reproofed cement, substantially as shown and described.

2. A partition for safes and other structures, constructed of a series of layers of fireproofed wooden strips, a layer of ireproofed paper interposed between each of said layers and upon each of the outer surfaces of said partition, and a fireproofed cementinterposed between all of the said layers, whereby the whole is bound together and retained in a compact, integral mass, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. BARBER.

Witnesses:

P. DEsLAURIERs, P. E. BROWN, Jr. 

